Psalm 32

The Joy of Forgiveness

Of David. A Maskil.1 Happy are those whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Happy are those to whom the Lord imputes no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

3 While I kept silence, my body wasted away through my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up* as by the heat of summer.Selah

5 Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity;I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the guilt of my sin.Selah

6 Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you;at a time of distress,* the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
7 You are a hiding-place for me; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with glad cries of deliverance.Selah

8 I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.